What color is #82829D?

#82829D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82829D?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 157: 130 red, 130 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82829D?

The complementary color is #9D9D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82829D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82829D color

#82829D rgb(130, 130, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82829D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 61.6% blue (130, 130, 157).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#82829D color codes

HEX	`#82829D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, 5.82, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 15.51, 292.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.273, 23.145, 35.133)`
Decimal	`8553117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82829D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #82829D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82829D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #82829D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82829d; }
.text { color: #82829d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82829d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82829d, #90829d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82829D?: #82829D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82829D?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 157: 130 red, 130 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82829D?: The complementary color is #9D9D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82829D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.